end with rain. heavy rain in the forecast. to two inches of rain with the system that is moving out and pushing on through the northeast. into thursday and friday morning. snow in the interior, we are talking sizable snow. additional 6-12 and get the great lake, some areas seeing a foot or more of snow as we head two days after christmas. we have an i zon that could be affected late next week. paul, thank you. coming up, a new update on george hw bush s health condition. doctors were said to be cautiously optimistic about a full recovery. plus i would have to study his record. i m not going to comment until the president makes a nomination. former senator chuck hegel facing a tough time from both sides of the aisle if he turns out to be president obama s pick for defense secretary. we will turn to editor mark murray. starbucks sending a message to
degree weather update with maria molina. hi. one of the busiest travel days of the year tomorrow. is mother nature going to cooperate? finally good news for the lower 48. relatively quite weather conditions tomorrow and even for today. good news i am not seeing so many weather related traffic at the airport. temperatures will be well above average for a big chunk of the country including portions of the midwest and parts of the great lake regions. look at the high temperatures we are going to be seeing 25 degrees above average, 652 high temperature in minneapolis. 50 the high in new york city 58 degrees in raleigh, north caroli carolina. we are not expecting any major delays at the big airport hubs jfk looking good atlanta, chicago, dallas, denver and even in the west coast we have issues
airport will be seeing quiet weather today. 38 degrees out there. the same for you in atlanta hartsfield airport, chicago, dallas, denver and los angeles. from the east coast to west coast generally quiet weather conditions. the exception is across portions of the pacific northwest. this is where we could be seeing major travel issues not just in the airport but the higher elevations we are talking snowfall up to 3 feet possible in the cascade mountain range and lower elevations dealing with areas of heavy rain from 5-10 inches of rain will be possible along interstate 5. keep that in mind from seattle down into portland an lot of the moisture will trek eastward as the storm system continues to move inland. we see the heavy rain across oregon and snow along the higher elevations. it is very quiet there are a couple of showers across the great lakes. not a big deal.
severe weather in store, a strong storm system is set to bring rains and thunderstorms and the mississippi valley to the great lake, stretching way down to the south, as well. those cleaning up from super storm sandy will get a break today, but more rain is expected across the northeast by tuesday. some brides to be are among thousands in the new york/new jersey region that have lost everything. but they are getting a helping hand from true love bridal shop, donating a thousand wedding dresses to brides impacted by the storm. it s a bitter-weet sweet we have been crying since monday. every story has been touching. you scprie then you smile. she feels the giveaway is bringing joy amidst so much sadness and loss. it took four days, but
i m just bringing up the facts. new jersey. all right. meanwhile, let s take a look at the weather forecast for this thursday. check out this incredible new view of our planet from space. nasa releasing what it calls the most amazing high res image ever of earth. it s a composite photo taken by a newly launched satellite. that is really cool. meanwhile, take ti look. we got the doppler. down a little closer to earth and the radar as well. we ve lumped them together and you can see we got a big storm moving through portions of the northeast. it s a little rain in some spots. it is some snow and some sleet in others. it goes back through the as you can see, the great lake states down through the mississippi valley and the gulf coast as well. we have some heavy stuff right along the gulf coast this morning. currently, the central plain states are dry. we ve got 20 s and 30 s across much of the northern plains right through the northeast. then mid atlantic, mid 40 s. 50 s and 60 s